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Fletcher's 8th 2023 Earth Science Test Review

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Volcanic Islands   show
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Pangaea   show
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show The man who discovered that the sea floor was spreading  
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Folded Mountains   show
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Subduction   show
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show The idea proposed by Alfred Wegner  
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show A plate boundary in which the plates are separating  
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Geology   show
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Convergent   show
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Mesosaurus   show
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Fault   show
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Lithosphere   show
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Alfred Wegener   show
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show Prehistoric fern fossil found in India and Antarctica  
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show What does the action of colliding tectonic plates produce?  
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Transform   show
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show A crustal feature formed in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean by a divergent boundary  
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show An upward pushing force in fluids  
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Convection   show
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show Substance that takes a long time to warm up and a long time to cool down  
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show Air pressure created by cold, dry air  
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Doldrums   show
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Maritime Polar   show
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show A large body of air with consistent Temperature, moisture and air pressure  
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show The boundary between two air masses  
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ThunderStorm   show
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show The type of skies in a High pressure air mass  
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Maritime Tropical   show
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show Global atmospheric winds that make air currents spin clockwise in the Northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern  
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show Large circular ocean surface currents that are bordered by continents.  
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Sea Breeze   show
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Gulf Stream   show
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show A collection of sediment that builds up where a river meets a larger body of water  
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Topographic Map   show
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elevation   show
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show The process by which sediment is moved by wind, water, glacier or gravity  
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show The process of turning rock into sediment  
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Steep slope   show
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show ___________ lines that connect areas of equal elevation  
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show Another name for a hole in the ground  
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show the single greatest agent of erosion  
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relief   show
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contour Interval   show
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Profile   show
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show A physical way in which water can break apart rocks  
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show Physical breakdown of rock  
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Alluvial Fan   show
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show Product of Water , Iron and time  
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show Another name for Iron oxide  
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